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Muriel Darlene Day

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IN LOVING MEMORY OF MURIEL DARLENE (SHOEMAKER) ADAMS – DAY

Darlene was the first-born child of Ed and Lena (Aumiller) Shoemaker. She was born on March 15, 1922 in Adell Township, Sheridan County, Kansas near the old Chicago Church in her Great Grandma Wales home. The family later moved a mile and a half east to a farm just west of Lucerne. She lived there until she was eleven years old when her family moved to Lenora.

The first five years of school was at the old Chicago country school. She went on to complete high school and a Normal Training course to teach in Lenora. She graduated as Salutatorian. Then she taught one year before getting married to Donald Eugene Adams. Two children were born to this union. Donald died in April 1945, leaving her a widow with two small children. On May Day in 1947, she married Jesse Allen (Kelly) Day. To this marriage he brought three children, Betty Lee, Donald Jesse, and Violet Janette Day. She brought her two children, Edward Lynn and Donna Jean Adams. To their union two more children were added, Roberta Alene and Robert Allen Day.

She led a busy life, belonging to many clubs and organizations including Rebekah Lodge, and Eastern Star, receiving recognition for 65 plus years of membership. She also belonged to FCE, study clubs, card clubs, Women’s Fellowship, and Solomon Valley Community Club. She held many offices in all these activities. She was a 4-H leader for many years and taught adult Sunday School for 33 years. She began China painting in 1977 and served as Treasurer of the State’s China Painting Organization. She has painted over 300 baby shoes that have been distributed all over the world, not to mention tea sets for all her children, grandchildren, and great-granddaughters. Belt buckles were painted for the male children. She also painted plates, jewelry, jewelry boxes, pictures, and so forth. She lived through the stock market crash, the great depression, World War II, and the dust-bowl days of the “dirty thirties”. Her biggest joy was to share painting with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Darlene was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Stanley and Leslie Shoemaker; both of her husbands; two sons, Donald Day and Edward Adams; two sons-in-law, Joseph Nech and Alfred Beneke; one daughter-in-law, Corine Day; three grandsons, Shannon Day, Paul Dominic Krizek, and David Joel Peterson; and great-grandson, Shane Day.

Survivors include: five children, Betty (Patrick) Keener; Violet (Kenneth) Krizek; Donna Beneke; Roberta Nech; Robert (Kellie) Day; one daughter-in-law, Mary Adams; one brother, Merrill Dee (Joann) Shoemaker; one sister, Lyla Ilavere (Wesley) Wilson; one sister-in-law, Agnes Lyon; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; several other relatives and friends.

In the words of Robert Browning: “Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be.”

FUNERAL SERVICES – Monday, July 29, 2019 – 10:30 A.M.
PLACE – United Parish of Lenora – Lenora, Kansas
VISITATION – Sunday, July 28, 2019 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM
PLACE – Enfield Funeral Home – Norton, Kansas
INTERMENT – Lenora South Cemetery – Lenora, Kansas
MEMORIALS – Darlene Day Memorial Fund

KDHE: High risk of West Nile virus in northwest Kansas

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TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a high risk warning for West Nile virus infections for northwest, south central and southeast Kansas. North central, northeast, and southwest Kansas are at moderate risk for WNV infections. In addition, mosquitoes collected in Sedgwick County have tested positive for WNV and St. Louis Encephalitis virus.

WNV can be spread to people through mosquito bites, but it is not spread from person to person. About 1 in 5 people who are infected develop a fever and other symptoms such as headache, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea, or rash. About 1 out of 150 infected people develop a severe illness leading to swelling of the brain or brain tissue that can result in death. There are no vaccines or medications to treat WNV. People who have had WNV before are considered immune.

SLEV is transmitted by the same type of mosquito that spreads WNV. While most people who are infected with SLEV have no symptoms or only mild non-specific flu-like illness, some individuals can experience serious neuroinvasive illness. Symptoms often include fever, headache, stiff neck, disorientation, and altered level of consciousness. Coma, convulsions, and paralysis may also occur. SLEV has a similar incubation period as WNV, 5-15 days.

KDHE recommends knowing your risk of WNV and take action to prevent mosquito bites and protect yourself against WNV and SLEV:

  • Visit the KDHE WNV website weekly to learn about the current WNV risk levels;https://www.kdheks.gov/epi/arboviral_disease.htm
  • When you are outdoors, use insect repellent containing an EPA-registered active ingredient on skin and clothing, including DEET, picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus, or IR3535. Follow the directions on the package.
  • Many mosquitoes are most active at dusk and dawn. Be sure to use insect repellent and wear long sleeves and pants at these times or consider staying indoors during these hours.
  • The elderly or those with a weakened immune system should consider limiting their exposure outside during dusk and dawn when the Culex species mosquitos are most active.
  • Make sure you have good screens on your windows and doors to keep mosquitoes out.
  • Get rid of mosquito breeding sites by emptying standing water from flower pots, buckets and barrels. Change the water in pet dishes and replace the water in bird baths weekly. Drill holes in tire swings so water drains out. Keep children’s wading pools empty and on their sides when they aren’t being used.
  • Horses can also be infected with WNV. Talk with your veterinarian about vaccinating your horse to protect them against WNV.

Most WNV infections occur in the late summer and early fall. Although there have been no cases of WNV reported to KDHE in 2019, there have been over 300 cases of the most severe form of WNV and 30 deaths in Kansas from 1999-2018. The last known case of SLEV in Kansas occurred in 2004.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides this web page with additional information about West Nile virus and preventing mosquito bites: https://www.cdc.gov/features/StopMosquitoes/.  More information on SLEV can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/sle/index.html .For questions about West Nile virus or other Arboviral diseases contact the KDHE Epidemiology hotline at 877-427-7317.

US Justice Department set to execute inmates including Kansas killer

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Thursday that it will carry out executions of federal death row inmates for the first time since 2003.

Wesley Purkey, 67, is being held at the U.S. Penitentiary Terre Haute, Indiana. iHis execution is scheduled to occur on Dec. 13, 2019 photo KDOC

Five inmates who have been sentenced to death are scheduled to be executed starting in December.

In 2014, following a botched state execution in Oklahoma, then-President Barack Obama directed the department to conduct a broad review of capital punishment and issues surrounding lethal injection drugs. It remains unclear today what came of that review and whether it will change the way the federal government carries out executions.

That review has been completed and the executions can continue, the department said.

Upon the Attorney General’s direction, Acting Director Hurwitz adopted the Addendum to the Federal Execution Protocol and, in accordance with 28 C.F.R. Part 26, scheduled executions for the following individuals:

  • Wesley Ira Purkey violently raped and murdered a 16-year-old girl from Kansas City and then dismembered, burned, and dumped the young girl’s body in a septic pond. He also was convicted in state court for using a claw hammer to bludgeon to death an 80-year-old woman who suffered from polio and walked with a cane.  On Nov. 5, 2003, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri found Purkey guilty of kidnapping a child resulting in the child’s death, and he was sentenced to death. Purkey’s execution is scheduled to occur on Dec. 13, 2019.
  • Daniel Lewis Lee, a member of a white supremacist group, murdered a family of three, including an eight-year-old girl. After robbing and shooting the victims with a stun gun, Lee covered their heads with plastic bags, sealed the bags with duct tape, weighed down each victim with rocks, and threw the family of three into the Illinois bayou.  On May 4, 1999, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas found Lee guilty of numerous offenses, including three counts of murder in aid of racketeering, and he was sentenced to death.  Lee’s execution is scheduled to occur on Dec. 9, 2019.
  • Lezmond Mitchell stabbed to death a 63-year-old grandmother and forced her nine-year-old granddaughter to sit beside her lifeless body for a 30 to 40-mile drive. Mitchell then slit the girl’s throat twice, crushed her head with 20-pound rocks, and severed and buried both victims’ heads and hands.  On May 8, 2003, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona found Mitchell guilty of numerous offenses, including first degree murder, felony murder, and carjacking resulting in murder, and he was sentenced to death.  Mitchell’s execution is scheduled to occur on Dec. 11, 2019.
  • Alfred Bourgeois physically and emotionally tortured, sexually molested, and then beat to death his two-and-a-half-year-old daughter. On March 16, 2004, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas found Bourgeois guilty of multiple offenses, including murder, and he was sentenced to death.  Bourgeois’ execution is scheduled to occur on Jan. 13, 2020.
  • Dustin Lee Honken shot and killed five people—two men who planned to testify against him and a single, working mother and her ten-year-old and six-year-old daughters. On Oct. 14, 2004, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa found Honken guilty of numerous offenses, including five counts of murder during the course of a continuing criminal enterprise, and he was sentenced to death.  Honken’s execution is scheduled to occur on Jan. 15, 2020.

Each of these inmates has exhausted their appellate and post-conviction remedies, and currently no legal impediments prevent their executions, which will take place at U.S. Penitentiary Terre Haute, Indiana.  Additional executions will be scheduled at a later date.

Executions on the federal level have been rare. The government has put to death only three defendants since restoring the federal death penalty in 1988, the most recent of which occurred in 2003, when Louis Jones was executed for the 1995 kidnapping, rape and murder of a young female soldier.

“Congress has expressly authorized the death penalty through legislation adopted by the people’s representatives in both houses of Congress and signed by the President,” Attorney General William Barr said in a news release. “The Justice Department upholds the rule of law_and we owe it to the victims and their families to carry forward the sentence imposed by our justice system.”

Capital punishment has emerged as a flashpoint in the Democratic presidential primary, with former Vice President Joe Biden this week shifting to call for the elimination of the federal death penalty after years of supporting it. Biden’s criminal justice plan also would encourage states to follow the federal government in ending the death penalty, 25 years after he helped pass a tough crime bill that expanded capital punishment for more potential offenses.

The lone Democratic White House hopeful who has publicly supported preserving capital punishment in certain circumstances is Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, who has said he would leave it open as an option for major crimes such as terrorism.

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Fort Hays State’s 2019 Homecoming theme announced

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Homecoming 2019 will be during the week of Oct. 7; events schedule below

FHSU University Relations

“Unleash the Tigers” will be the theme for Fort Hays State University’s 2019 Homecoming.

Following Homecoming each fall, a survey is sent to alumni, students, faculty, staff and community members to collect feedback to improve the various activities. With the survey conducted for fall 2018, participants had an opportunity to select one theme from a list of 10 options which they believed best conveyed Tiger spirit. The Homecoming Committee then selected a logo representative of the theme from a number of student submissions.

Homecoming 2019 will be during the week of Oct. 7. Events are listed by date.

Tuesday, Oct. 9: Homecoming Carnival, hosted by the University Activities Board.

Thursday, Oct. 10: Tiger Bonfire, hosted by Fraternity and Sorority Life and Tigers4Ever.

Friday, Oct. 11: Oktoberfest, hosted by the Volga German Society.

Friday, Oct. 11: Art and Design Open House.

Saturday, Oct. 12: 5K Tiger Run/Walk, hosted by the FHSU Alumni Association.

Saturday, Oct. 12: Homecoming Parade, hosted by the Center for Student Involvement.

Saturday, Oct. 12: FHSU Football Game featuring royalty crowning.

The Alumni Association will offer a variety of activities for returning alumni and friends, including the annual golf tournament, alumni awards banquet, a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Half Century Club, and reunion events for classes of 1969, 1959, Alpha Gamma Delta, plus a first-ever College of Education reunion, featuring a 40th anniversary open house of the Plymouth Schoolhouse on campus.

About the Homecoming Committee
The purpose of the committee is to coordinate, promote and evaluate all activities associated with Homecoming. This committee includes representatives from the Center for Student Involvement, the Alumni Association, athletics, University Relations and Marketing, the President’s Office, the Department of Music and Theatre, FHSU students, and the Hays community.

For more information about the committee, contact Heidi Pearson, coordinator of student involvement and Greek life, at 785-628-4664 or email [email protected].

For more information about the additional student competitions, entertainment activities, alumni activities and other athletic events to occur during the 2019 Homecoming, visit www.fhsu.edu/homecoming/. Details will be added in the coming months.

Marvin Henry Bohl

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Marvin Henry Bohl, son of Henry and Bertha (Rading) Bohl, was born August 28, 1931 in Phillipsburg, KS and passed away at the Phillips County Retirement Center, Phillipsburg, KS on July 23, 2019 at the age of 87.

Marvin grew up in Phillipsburg and attended the Phillipsburg Grade School and High School. On June 29, 1953, Marvin and Leola Mae Morgan were married in Phillipsburg. Following their marriage, they moved to Wichita, KS where Marvin worked for Boeing until 1971. The family moved back to Phillipsburg for several years and in 1977, relocated to Norton, KS. After Leola passed away in 1980, Marvin lived in a couple of different locations, including Kirwin and Agra. Marvin moved back to Phillipsburg in 2017.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Leola; an infant son, Terry; a daughter, Connie; a sister and several brothers.

Survivors include one son, Tom Bohl of Englewood, CO; two daughters, Patti Berney and husband, Rand of Austin, TX and Teresa Capps of Jonesboro, GA; several grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces & nephews.

A private interment was held in the Norton Cemetery, Norton, KS.

Suspect held on $300K bond after drug bust in Great Bend

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BARTON COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on requested drug charges in Barton County.

Relmar photo Barton Co.

This week, officers executed a search warrant at 5807 Aspen in Great Bend, according to Great Bend Police. Officers found methamphetamine, marijuana, prescription pills and drug paraphernalia inside of the residence.

They arrested 30-year-old  Frank Relmar Jr. on requested charges of Distribution of methamphetamine within 1000 feet of a school, Possession of methamphetamine, Possession of marijuana, Possession of prescription pills, Possession of drug paraphernalia and theft of services and booked into the Barton County Detention Center. He is being held on a bond of $300,000, according to the sheriff’s department.

 

Chiefs audio from Wednesday’s training camp practice

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By DAVE RIGGERT
St. Joseph Post

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs quarterbacks, rookies and selected injured veterans had their first practice at training camp in St. Joseph on Wednesday. The players went through about a 90-minute practice in helmets, and they’ll have two more practices before the rest of the veterans report onFriday.

The first full squad practice that is open to the public is 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

Head Coach Andy Reid, tight end Travis Kelce and safety Juan Thornhill met with the media after practice.

 

Joan ‘Mom’ Virginia Howlett

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Joan “Mom” Virginia Howlett, 86, of Russell, Kansas, and former Overland Park, Kansas, resident died on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.

Joan was born on August 04, 1932, in Missoula, Montana. She grew up in Montana and Washington. She lived in Overland Park, Kansas, for many years and worked as a secretary in the oil and gas industry, but her most cherished job was being a mom. She was a longtime member in the catholic church. She enjoyed watching the Kansas City Chiefs football, Kansas City Royals baseball, going out on the town with her friends and family, visiting dive bars, traveling and just having fun. “It takes a village!”

Surviving family include her daughter Sheila Thacker of Russell, Kansas, and son Blake Howlett and wife Carrie of Kansas City, Kansas; sister Pat Waggoner of Walla Walla, Washington; many nieces and nephews; her second family Shirley, Joe and Meredith Henderson of Overland Park, Kansas and Debbie and Gary Laughery of Prairie Village, Kansas. She was preceded by her parents.

A celebration of Joan’s life will be held at a later date. Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell, Kansas is in charge of the funeral service arrangements.

Sheriff: 46 guns, cash taken from rural Kan. residence

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SALINE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a burglary involving guns and ammunition.

Sometime between 6 a.m. and 9:20 p.m. Wednesday, someone forced open the back door of a residence in the 100 block of South Third while the owner was away, according to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan.

The owner is still working on a complete list of stolen items, however 46 guns were taken including 34 long guns, 12 handguns, $500 worth of $2 bills and some ammunition, according to Soldan.

Total loss thus far is estimated at $12,407.

The owner has been able to provide serial numbers for some of the guns. Those serial numbers have already been entered into the National Crime Information Center database, according to the sheriff.

Man charged with robbing Kan. bank has history of fake 911 calls

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man with a history of making hoax 911 reports has been charged with reporting a fake bank robbery and then actually carrying out the crime less than two hours later.

Jeremy Voss photo Sedgwick County

Jeremy Voss was charged Wednesday in federal court with bank robbery. Wichita police spokesman Officer Kevin Wheeler says Voss made a fake report before approaching a teller Tuesday with a note that said he was armed and wanted cash. Wheeler says Voss then fled with the money.

Voss had been on probation since 2017 in a case where he lied about purported emergencies. A police affidavit shows that Voss reportedly called 911 several times in 2016 and 2017 to report house and building fires, traffic crashes and other events that never happened.

Barbara Ann (Drumeller) Booker

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Barbara Ann (Drumeller) Booker, age 79, died on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at Garden Valley Retirement Village in Garden City, Kansas with her son at her bedside after a recent protracted illness. Barbara was born in Colorado Springs on February 14, 1940 to Clarence and Lydia (Shoemaker) Drumeller. After graduating high school, she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education at Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado. On February 24, 1963, she married Gilbert Booker in Colorado Springs. Together they had one child, Dr. Scott Booker also of Garden City.

Barbara worked full time from 1962-2018 in a variety of fields including manager of a personal finance branch of CIT, medical records clerk in Leoti, Kansas, City Clerk of Tribune, Kansas for 10 years, owner/manager of Triple B Dude Ranch in Woodland Park, Colorado, legal secretary for a law office in Leoti, Kansas and medical records supervisor at Plaza Medical Center for 20 years. She also worked for many decades giving piano and organ lessons to hundreds of children and adults as well as being organist/pianist/choir director for church organizations over the years.

She is survived by her son Scott, daughter-in-law Joan (Trent) Booker of Garden City; granddaughter, Ashley Anne Booker of Wichita; grandson, Christian Alexander ( Alex) Booker also of Garden City.

Her passion for working with the youth group at Coat of Many Colors Lutheran Church was one of her most cherished activities and she often spoke fondly of her memories with the children that attended.

She will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved her.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, July 26, 2019 at the Price & Sons Funeral Home in Garden City, Kansas.

Visitation will be held on Friday, July 25, 2019 from 2-8 pm at Price & Sons Funeral Home.

Memorials in lieu of flowers may be given to the Sacred Heart (Sagrado) Lutheran Church in care of Price & Sons Funeral Home, 620 N. Main St. Garden City, Kansas 67846.

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